We were asked to deconstruct a word. I took the liberty to deconstruct meaning. Aunty Donny asked us to write our mo'olelo about the beginning of our time at the pond, until now. I'm a little hesitant to share, and I am not completely through with editing, but I was inspired to write this about the connections I've made with the mo'olelo Aunty Donny has been sharing with us.
silence and stillness
life and sound
gently she falls
smiling sweetly
caressing the earth
generous with her love
You are here to walk the path of your ancestors
the truth you seek has already been sown
Your gut feeling
your instinctual urge
this is your lifeline
Residual knowledge from dusty bones I’ve never known
I am the new crop of them
a seedling
far removed from the reality of history
of struggle
Planted under another sky
indeed on the other side of the world
My roots I must dig deep
to find fertile ground
connecting to ancestors I may not recognize
This is my story
this is what I found
That though I look a certain way
and I put an “x” next to such and such race
that if I am you and you are me
We’ve walked the same paths
and felt the same pain
All over creation, creation is the same
Fabulous, Laura. Thanks for sharing.
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